Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Close-up of a hand with the word Believe in fine black script lettering on the inner wrist, against a plain light background.
Believe script on the inner wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a tumbler with a liquid line, above the words MALE TEARS in capitals, on the side of a thigh.
Glass of male tears on a thigh
Black line drawing of a broken heart, split into two halves with the words BE FRIENDS across them, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Broken heart with BE FRIENDS lettering
Black fine line script tattoo reading fearfully and wonderfully made, running diagonally along the inner forearm.
Script quote on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading girl take pride in what you wanna do, with a small red xo at the end, across the upper back near the shoulder.
Handwritten quote across upper back
Black script lettering reading Always my mother Forever my friend, looped inside an infinity symbol on a forearm, in a lettering style.
Infinity script quote on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo of two lines of text running diagonally along the side of the ribs, shown in a close photograph of bare skin.
Two-line quote tattooed along the ribs
Heart-shaped script quote tattoo on a person's upper back, with the words peace and love picked out in blue and red.
Heart-shaped script quote on upper back
Single-line handwritten script reading turn your wounds into wisdom, drawn in black on a plain white background, shown as a lettering design rather than on skin.
Handwritten lettering: turn your wounds into wisdom
Black silhouette design of birds lifting from a feather above the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a white feathered background.
Feather and flying birds with script quote
A flash sheet of black brush-style Chinese characters in four rows, each with a small English translation beneath it, shown without any body placement.
Chinese character flash sheet in black ink
Fine line black ink tattoo of three angular, letter-like marks on the side of the ribs, partly covered by a grey t-shirt.
Three angular letter-like marks on the ribs
Close-up of black cursive lettering reading we see things they'll never see across a pale forearm, in a lettering style.
Cursive quote on a forearm
Black handwritten lettering tattoo reading I am the master of my fate and I am the captain of my soul, on a area of skin with lettering style script.
Handwritten quote tattoo on skin
Fine line black script tattoo reading All was well across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
All was well script on upper back
Black fine-lined castle silhouette above the word Dream in script, tattooed on the top of a bare foot in a bath.
Castle and Dream lettering on the top of a foot
Black script lettering reading She flies by her own wings on a plain white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Script quote reading She flies by her own wings
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading freedom is mine along the inner forearm and wrist.
Script quote on the inner wrist
Black and grey lettering flash sheet showing SXE, XXX, Straight Edge, Poison Free and Drug Free designs in varied typefaces.
Straight edge and drug free lettering flash sheet
Two people with crossed forearms show matching fine line tattoos of a red heart joined to a black heartbeat line and the word Sisters on the inner forearm.
Matching heartbeat heart and Sisters script on forearms
Black blackletter lettering tattoo on the side ribs reading Rise and rise again until lambs become lions, with purple fabric pulled up above it.
Blackletter quote on the ribs
Black and white photo of a leg in bed with a grey shaded rose, flowing hair and a rose design, plus script lettering running down the side, in a botanical and lettering style.
Roses and flowing hair sleeve with script on a leg
Black silhouette of a raven perched on a thin curving branch above the word Nevermore in flowing script, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Raven on a branch above Nevermore script
Realism back tattoo of a shaded pocket watch with Roman numerals, butterflies, feathers, script lettering and a red rose.
Pocket watch, feathers and rose across the back
Black script lettering reading God is within her, she will not fail runs across the top and side of a foot, with a small reference at the end.
Script quote across the top of a foot
Black lettering tattoo of the words she believed she could so she did in a typewriter style, set in a vertical line on the side of the ribs.
Typewriter quote on the ribs
Black ink script tattoo of Corinthians 13:4-8 with a small cross above it, across a person's ribs.
Corinthians 13 verse and cross on ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading ohana with an infinity loop swash, placed on the side of the ribs.
Script word ohana with infinity swash on ribs
Black script lettering reading Whom then shall I fear on the inner wrist, with black painted nails visible at the bottom of the frame.
Script quote Whom then shall I fear on wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line cursive script word tattooed on the inner forearm, with a small star-like mark beside it.
Fine line script word on the forearm
Black script lettering arranged in a heart shape on a white background, a flash design for a lettering tattoo with no body placement shown.
Heart-shaped script quote design
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm reading The sun will rise and we will try again, with a small black linear symbol beneath the text.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Fine line cursive script tattoo reading within and without on skin, with a printed book page of text below.
Within and without script lettering
Colour and black ink tattoo on a lower leg showing an open birdcage, birds flying out, pink cherry blossom branches and the words Faith Hope Love in script.
Birdcage and cherry blossom on a calf
Small black lettering tattoos of a Q and a K, each with a heart below, on two adjacent fingers of a hand.
Queen and king of hearts on two fingers
Black fine line giraffe tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with script lettering forming the body of the giraffe.
Giraffe outline with script lettering on shoulder
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading "Not all those who wander are lost" across the outer thigh of a person in a denim shirt.
Script quote on a thigh
Black and grey script lettering reading Sometimes Quiet is Violent on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Small black script tattoo reading Like a Boss on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a hand holding a pink cup in the background.
Like a Boss lettering on a forearm
Black script tattoo on the side of the ribs reading I'm the hero of the story, I don't need to be saved.
Script quote on the ribs
Black and grey semicolon tattoo with a swirled shaded dot and tail, above the words Our story isnt over yet, on an upper arm.
Semicolon with quote on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading I've waited here for you everlong, placed across the upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote across the shoulder blade
Colour tattoo on the outer leg of a green alien making a hand gesture beside a UFO beaming up a pink creature, with sparkles, pine trees and the words STAY WEIRD below.
Alien and UFO tattoo with Stay Weird lettering
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of a silhouetted man on a bridge, a domed building with spires and a pocket watch, with script lettering above.
Pocket watch and city skyline on forearm
Fine line script tattoo reading "Fear cuts deeper than swords" in black ink along the inner forearm.
Fear cuts deeper than swords quote on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids with flowing script lettering across the shoulder and upper arm.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Small black script tattoo across the upper back of a woman with a blonde ponytail, with a tiny dark tattoo near her left shoulder blade.
Small script tattoo on upper back
Two hands with fine line black Roman numeral lettering tattooed along the fingers, reading V XIV XIII on one and XIII XIV V on the other.
Roman numeral tattoos on two fingers

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